Mohave County miner., 1887-10-01
PoUR MORE MEN KILLED.
Encouraging Progress I'm the Tonts
Dasin War.

vidual, giving meager details Of the bloody
event. These letters were from four diff
ferent parties, who are not connected with
either OF the opposing factions. and all
agree az TO the facts. One IL dated the
18th instant, the day on which the last
fght occurred, and the latest was Of date
Of the 10th instant, all Of them being
from reliable citizens OF that section.
From them it is learned that on the
morning Of the 18th instant last Sunday
the Graham party, in body, were
LYING S AMBUSH
Near the residence OF the late John
Tewksbury, with the evident intention oi
taking their foe by surprise. Profting by
past experience, the Tewksburys seemed
to be on their guard, and discovered the
other party, when both parties com.
menced firing simultaneously. The fight
was kept up for some time, and at its
close it was found that the Graham party
had sustained loss OF three wounded
being Thomas Graham, Joseph Filing
wood and man named Middleton. The
iatters wounds were supposed to be NOR
tai, and, from the fact that John Meadows,
Justice Of the Peace at Payson, had been
again sent for, it was supposed that he
had died. although the messenger who
was sent for him had not been informed
Of it.
THE TEwksBURY's LOSS
In wounded were George Newton and
James Tewksbury, neither of whose
Wounds, however, were considered fatal.
John Meadows, who had made q trip to
Pleasant Valley to hold an inquest On the
bodies of William Graham, William Jacobs
and John Tewksbury, had returned, and
reported that the latter had been almost
devoured by hogs before he reached there
TO hold the inquest and bury it.
The correspondents also confirm previ-
ous reports concerning the shooting OF
Tewksbury and Jacobs, both OF whom,
they state, were shot from ambush and
from behind.
Sheriff Mulvenon and posse we're re-
ported TO be at Haigler's ranch, in Pleas.
ant Valley, although the date Of their
arrival there WAS not stated. As they
were reported TO have left Payson On the
18th instant, they were due in Pleasant
Valley on the day Of the last fight or the
day previous.
One correspondent, who takes a po-
litical view Of the affair, writes: "Things
are progressing finely in Pleasant Valley.
Nine Democrats less that We know OF, and
good chances for the Democratic majority
being still further reduced"
A letter from Sheriff Mnlvenon to Under
Sheriff Waddell states that, in addition to
the above loss reported, Lewis Parker, OF
the Graham party, is also missing.
Another chapter OF blood has been
added to the Pleasant Valley tragedy in
Tonto Basin, the actors ia the latest, and
it is to be hoped the closing scenes, be-
ing Sheriff Mulvenon and posse. Under
Sheriff Waddell to-day received telegram
from Constable Mckinney, of Holbrook,
stating that Sheriff Mulvenon had attemt-
ed TO arrest John Graham and Charles
Blevins. That the latter resisted and
were shot and killed by the Sheriff.
party. The Tewksbury s surrendered and
the Sheriff's party with them are nQw On
the way to Prescott, and will probably
arrive fere tomorrow evening.
The telegram also stated that the Gra-
hams, after the fgh: with the Sheriff, had
scattered, and from a telegram received
later by District Attorney Herndon it is
inferred that they have gone TO Holbrook.
A prominent attorney Of that place tele-
graphed to him that he could arrange for
THE SURRENDER OF THE GaAHAMs
When the Tewksburys were arrested
and requested an immediate answer, If
they had been arrested. McKinney's
telegram was sent from Winslow, and he
had just returned from Tonic Basin,
where he had followed the trail Of the
Atlantic & Pacific train robbers.
AS yet the cause OF the deadly feud
seems not TO be generally understood by
those outside the valley, and only there
by those engaged in the work of blood.
a review Of the whole situation since
THE COMMENCEMENT or HosrILrTrEs
Discioses the fact that eleven persons
have been killed and ten, more or less,
wounded. The first TO be killed was old
man Blevins, the exact date OF the killing
or the parties committing the deed being
unknown. On the ninth Of August party
OF the Graham faction rode up 10 the
residence OF George Newton. A few words
were passed between them and one Of the
Tewksbury side. A fight ensued in which
John Payne and Hamilton Blivens, of the
Graham party, were killed, and Gillespie
and Tucker wounded. The Tewksbury's
took to the hills, and in theis absence
Newton's house and outbuildings were
burned to the ground. A few days later
William Graham was killed.
4 CESSATION or HosrILITlEs
Then ensued for several days, during the
time Sheriff Mulvenon and posse made